The fifth annual edition of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF), one of the largest events for entrepreneurs in the region, organised by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), concluded on Tuesday, witnessing a strong participation of attendees representing diverse nationalities and age groups brimming with bright ideas and conviction to shape a better world. Held at […]

The various immersive and non-traditional spaces for learning, sharing, creating and accessing knowledge at the House of Wisdom were showcased to the more than 4,000 young entrepreneurs, future founders and innovators at the fifth Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival who were encouraged to take advantage of the multiple learning facilities at the futuristic and cultural hub in […]

Local entrepreneurs attending the fifth annual Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF 2021) paid tribute to the opportunities and support system offered by the emirate for establishing and conducting business, with a special upvote made by female entrepreneurs. As part of a panel discussion ‘Coming home: Why Sharjah is the right startup hub for long-term thinking entrepreneurs’, […]

The ‘ICT Fund SEF Hackathon’, a special collaboration between the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), witnessed the shaping of the next generation of young entrepreneurs in the UAE at the recently concluded Sheraa Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) 2021, as more than 80 youth partook in an exciting […]

Under the directives and continued guidance of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, the Sharjah DigitalOffice (SDO), today (Wednesday) has launched ‘Digital Sharjah’, a smart application that seamlessly integrates a host of essential public services provided by different government entities and private sector companies on a single, […]

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that the construction progress of its AED 87 million Al Hira Beach project in Sharjah city has marked 90 percent completion and is scheduled to open for visitors and beachgoers early next year. Launched in February this year, Al Hira Beach extends over a 3.5 kilometre stretch […]

UAE-based CEOs and investment heads offered an all-round perspective on what makes effective leaders, and shared the secret to acquiring the best possible funding for business ventures, at the SharjahEntrepreneurship Festival 2021, on Tuesday. In a panel discussion ‘The untold truths about being a great CEO’, Nisreen Shocair, CEO of online fashion retail company Yoox […]

UAE-based CEOs and investment heads offered an all-round perspective on what makes effective leaders, and shared the secret to acquiring the best possible funding for business ventures, at the SharjahEntrepreneurship Festival 2021, on Tuesday. In a panel discussion ‘The untold truths about being a great CEO’, Nisreen Shocair, CEO of online fashion retail company Yoox […]

As the nation eagerly awaits to celebrate the national day holidays with their family and friends, Sharjah’s awe-inspiring leisure destination – Al Noor Island– has crafted a perfectly themed dining experience on its shore. Named ‘Arabian Night By the Bay’, the dining experience at the picturesque destination will be one of a kind escape from […]

The fifth Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF 2021) has demystified the concept of the ‘metaverse’, highlighting the boundless possibilities that emerge when the virtual and real worlds merge at an insightful panel discussion titled, ‘Reality Bites: Going Meta about the Metaverse’. The session staged at SEF 2021 on Monday, moderated by Anna Seaman, Co-founder of the […]